Already made enough jam? Try these two less-common ways to preserve plums. Prunes are an easy dehydrator project. Umeboshi is a Japanese pickled plum that is a bit more involved, but mouthwateringly tart and salty.

If you've got a backyard, a driveway, or a city park near you, then you've got edible and medicinal plantain. No relation to the banana-like plant with the same name, here's how to turn this plantain into tasty chips.

When I finished a Ginger Citrus Syrup and was left with delicious, sugar-infused ginger slices and citrus fruit peels, I couldn’t just waste all of that goodness! Easy as pie to dehydrate it and blend it to make a delicious seasoning salt!